If you’re shooting a car with a particularly nice looking engine bay, you might want to consider giving this transparent hood effect a try. An image like this shows off the powerful nature of a car and is sure to evoke questions from your viewers. In this article I’ll break down the step by step process that I used to create this photo of IND’s M5.

Motion shots have always been a great way to emphasize the speed of a vehicle. It allows the viewer to use their imagination to picture the vehicle in action; and this is what makes these motion images so critical amongst automotive photographers. There are many ways to create these shots but in the end it boils down to the photographer’s preference.